Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 113 · 40 questions

How to say it (Say it by syllables): Say the word in beats and stress the CAPITAL beat: di-VEL-up (develop), hoh-TEL (hotel). Drop the silent letters: SAM-un (salmon), EYE-lund (island), ri-SEET (receipt). Do not add an extra beat at the start: SKOOL (school), STAY-shun (station), not is-KOOL.

1. 1.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
7. 7.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
10. 10.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
11. 11.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
15. 15.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
16. 16.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
17. 17.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
19. 19.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
20. 20.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
21. 21.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
22. 22.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
28. 28.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
32. 32.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
36. 36.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
37. 37.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
40. 40.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET

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